Monday, April 29, 2013

An index to Hendricks County Marriage Applications Book 9 (which covers 26 June 1920 to 3 January 1922) has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The index is in progress - so far it covers 1905 through 1922.

ABOUT THESE RECORDS: Beginning in May 1905, Indiana law required the recording of marriage applications, which included biographical details about the bride and the groom, as well as their parents. In Hendricks County, the information from these applications was kept in a separate set of books from the marriage record from May 1905 until June 1950.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of all of the marriage application books.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

An index to landowners in Clay Township in 1886 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The index is of the Hendricks County Assessor's plat book, which was used to determine how much property tax the landowner owed each year.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

An index to landowners in Brown Township in 1880 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The index is of the Hendricks County Assessor's plat book, which was used to determine how much property tax the landowner owed each year.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

An index to Hendricks County Marriage Applications Book 8 (which covers 3 August 1918 to 26 June 1920) has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The index is in progress - so far it covers 1905 through 1920.

ABOUT THESE RECORDS: Beginning in May 1905, Indiana law required the recording of marriage applications, which included biographical details about the bride and the groom, as well as their parents. In Hendricks County, the information from these applications was kept in a separate set of books from the marriage record from May 1905 until June 1950.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of all of the marriage application books.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Source: Local laws of The State of Indiana, passed at the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly (Indianapolis: John D. Defrees, 1850)

In Acts of 1850, Chapter 324 [approved January 8, 1850], the town of Belleville in Hendricks County (located in Liberty Township) was officially incorporated. The act specified that Jonathan Cope, Anthony W. Shiveley, Lawrence A. Johnson, John E. Johnson and David E. Carter were appointed trustees of the town until its first official election could be held on the 4th Monday of January, 1850. Subsequent elections would be held each year on the 4th Monday of January, with 7 trustees to be elected. Every white male who lived in the town limits and had resided there 3 months prior to the election was eligible to vote. All males in town limits who were not exempted were to work on the town's roads between 2 and 4 days each year, under the auspices of the town marshal.